Louisville man arrested in Florida for holding a house party for high schoolers on spring break

A Louisville man who was chaperoning a group of high schoolers on spring break in Florida was arrested for allegedly allowing the teenagers to smoke marijuana and drink alcohol.

Wednesday, April 4th 2018, 8:55 PM EDT

Updated:

Thursday, April 5th 2018, 9:20 AM EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Louisville man who was chaperoning a group of high schoolers on spring break in Florida was arrested for allegedly allowing the teenagers to smoke marijuana and drink alcohol.

Thomas Gardner, 55, was arrested by the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Department and charged with hosting a house party in Destin.

Police were called to the house because of a noise complaint. Officers said they found marijuana scattered around the house as well as liquor bottles and beer cans.